In this section of
the site we aim to bring you general histories of Canada and the
individual Provinces. We also hope to bring you some information on
the history of the various ethnic groups in Canada of which there
are many. We are mainly making use of antiquarian resources to
tell this story and so should anyone visiting this site have any
information to contribute we'd love to hear from you.

Under each Province
we will try to bring you a general history of the Province but as we
get the time we'll also try to provide some individual histories of
parts of each Province as well.

Some Quick Facts about Canada
A Profile of Canada by the BBC [External Link]The Canadian Red Book
A Handbook of the Dominion of Canada (pdf)History of Canada
This is where we've added an abridged
history of Canada in one volume. It essentially gives the main
highlights of the History of Canada from the earliest days. We will
likely bring you a larger history as well but thought this would
make a good start. Popular History of the Dominion
of Canada
From the Discovery of America to the Present Time including a
History of the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova
Scotia, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia and Manitoba; of the
North-West Territory, and of the Island of NewFoundland revised and
extended edition brought doen to 1884 by the Rev. William H. Withrow,
DD., F.R.S.C. (1885) (pdf)Canada and its Provinces
A History of the Canadian People and their Institutions by one
hundred Associates. General Editors: Adam Shorty and Arthur G.
Doughty. Edinburgh Edition (1914) in 23 volumes. The Canadian Annual Review of Public
AffairsBritish North America
This is an account of Canada given as a series of lectures in 1898.
Some very prominent people gave these lectures and hence they are of
interest in tracing Canadian history. None of them are very long and
so this will give you a quick introduction to the old history of the
various Provinces of Canada.A Canadian History for Boys
and Girls (pdf)
By Emily P Weaver (1903). I found this book and felt it was an easy
book to read with lots of illustrations. Each chapter is quite small
and so makes an easy read. I decided to make this book
available as a pdf file to make it easy to print out bits from it.
Canadian Historical Articles
This section is intended to be used to add a variety of historical
articles about Canada and Canadians as we find them from various
sources.The Prairie Provinces
A short history of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta by D. M.
Duncan, M.A. A chronology of key events in Canada
A short summary of the major topics from discovery to current day.Chronicles of CanadaI discovered this excellent collection and have been able to
find all but 1 volume. I note that due to the tight binding that the
first several pages of each volume have cut out the first or last
letter or two of the word so is a touch challenging to read but as
you progress the problem mostly goes away.

Canada is a multicultural country with
a total population of around 35 million, or around 0.5% of the
world's population. The most populous province is Ontario, with 13
million people, followed by Quebec, with 8 million, and British
Columbia, with 4.6 million. The largest city in Canada is Toronto,
followed by Montreal. Most people living in Canada self-identify as
"Canadian". However, Canada is one of the most multicultural
countries in the world, and responses to ethnic origin surveys are
incredibly diverse. The following is a list of the ethnicities that
the largest number of Canadians self-identify as. All numbers are
pulled from the 2016 Census.

Canadians - 32.32%
Although all citizens of Canada are considered Canadians, many
Canadians also feel that is the term that best represents their
ethnicity. Canadian is the largest self-identified ethnic group in
Canada. Prior to European arrival, indigenous peoples (Inuit, Metis,
and First Nations) lived in Canada. By the late 1850s, Canada had
received many immigrants with origins including English, French,
Scottish, Irish, German, Italian, and Chinese. People from a diverse
set of ethnic backgrounds can identity as "Canadian".

English - 18.34%
Also called Anglo-Canadians, people who identify with English
ancestry make up the second largest self-identified ethnicity in
Canada. The history of the English Canadians dates back to
settlements made in Newfoundland during the 16th century. Today,
immigration from England still often occurs, due to relax
immigration laws between Commonwealth countries.

Scottish - 13.93%
Scottish is third most common ethnicity that Canadians identify
with. The province of Nova Scotia, which translate to “New Scotland”
from Latin, was named for its Scottish influence. Dalhousie
University in Halifax, McGill University in Quebec, and Queens
University are universities in Canada that have Scottish roots.

French - 13.55%
French closely follows Scottish as one of the most commonly cited
ethnic backgrounds in Canada. Their history in Canada dates back
when the French colonized regions of North America during the 18th
century. Quebec has the largest population of French Canadians.
Canadians who speak French are considered French Canadians although
some do not speak the language but are of French ancestry. The
majority of people in Quebec speak French as their primary language.

Irish - 13.43%
Irish history in Canada dates back to 1536 when anglers from Cork
arrived in Newfoundland. The Irish Canadians have been divided in
two based on their beliefs, and these include the Roman Catholic and
the Protestant Irish.

German - 9.64%
German is another commonly cited ethnic background for Canadians.
Toronto has the leading number of German speaking Canadians followed
by Vancouver. Alexander von Humboldt School Montréal and German
International School Toronto are examples of two schools in Canada
where German is the primary language.

Italian - 4.61%
Italian Canadians are another common ethnic group within Canada.
Most major cities in Canada, including Toronto, Montreal, and
Vancouver, have prominent Italian communities whose populations grew
throughout the mid-20th century.

First Nations - 4.43%
Approximately 1,525,565 Canadians, or 4.43% of the total population,
identifies themselves as First Nations. First Nations are part of
the community of indigenous Canadians who were living in the area of
what is now Canada prior to European arrival. There are 634
different First Nations bands that are recognized across Canada,
from coast to coast.

Adrienne Clarkson: Becoming
CanadianHow have people like Naheed Nenshi and Andy Barrie
changed Canada? Adrienne Clarkson says Canada's strength lies in its
inclusion of immigrants. She sits down with Steve Paikin to say why
there is room for all of us.

This comment system requires
you to be logged in through either a Disqus account or an account you already
have with Google, Twitter, Facebook or Yahoo. In the event you don't have an
account with any of these companies then you can create an account with Disqus.
All comments are moderated so they won't display until the moderator has
approved your comment.